“Perhaps he is on an archeological journey in search for proof of a pre condo boom Seattle,” Guitar Store staff wrote in the Facebook post. “The last time people saw him here it was 1969 before most of us were born. Keep Rocking Mr. Page!”

p>Staff at The Guitar Store on Tuesday said they were told Page, 74, was in town because his girlfriend, Scarlett Sabet, had a poetry reading Saturday night at Elliott Bay Book Company on Capitol Hill. They also were told Page was at Elliott Bay and greeted some folks there, and others on Facebook had similar accounts.

Led Zeppelin’s May 11, 1969, performance at the Green Lake Aqua Theatre -- which had a 5,000-person-capacity grandstand -- also drew fans who watched from rowboats. They played between opener Translove Airlines and headliner Three Dog Night. Follow this link to see photos from the Green Lake show.